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A Night of Philosophy and Ideas is produced in connection with La Nuit des idées, a project of the Institut français, Paris.

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WNYC is a media partner of the 2016-2017 BPL Presents Season

NOTES ON BLINDNESS is VR and interactive experience by Arnaud Colinart, Amaury La Burthe, Peter Middleton and James Spinney, produced by Ex Nihilo, ARTE France, and AudioGaming, in co-production with Archer’s Mark. It has been supported by the TFI New Media Fund and Ford Foundation – JustFilms, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC) and Région Midi-Pyrénées.
This VR screening is made possible courtesy of Ex Nihilo, Archer's Mark and ARTE.

This screening of Tokyo Reverse is made possible courtesy of Simon Bouisson and Ludovic Zuili, EDEN production and France Télévisions.

A Night of Philosophy and Ideas is produced in connection with La Nuit des idées, a project of the Institut français, Paris.

2017 Night of Philosophy & Ideas is co-presented by Brooklyn Public Library and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. The program is made possible with support from the Florence Gould Foundation, the Institut français, Air France, FACE Foundation, Holiday Inn Express and Red Lion Inn & Suites and D'Artagnan, Alliance Program, and event partners National Sawdust, Trisha Brown Dance Company, BAM, and Prospect Park Alliance. WNYC is a media partner of the 2016-2017 BPL Presents Season. Additional support is provided by La Rêveuse, Sixpoint Brewery, Red Hook Winery, Colson Patisserie, Lion in the Sun, Coperaco, Pommery, Albertine, Cornell University, Sciences Po, Paris and Bogota Latin Bistro. The VR Theater is powered by Samsung. Gothamist is a 2017 Night of Philosophy & Ideas Media Partner.